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Dated 6 October 2482
Royal Gazette
Volume 56Page 890
Seal of the Royal Command
Seal of the Royal Command

Constitution Amendment
on the Name of the Country,
2482 Buddhist Era

In the name of King Ananda Mahidol
The Council of Regency
(According to the Announcement of
the President of the House of Representatives
dated 4 August 2480 Buddhist Era)

Aditya Dibabha
General Chaophraya Phitchayenyothin

Enacted on the 3rd day of October 2482 Buddhist Era
Being the 6th year of the present reign

Whereas the House of Representatives has passed a resolution that it is appropriate to call the Country in consistency with the name, race, and preference of the people;

​Therefore, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, a Great Royal Command is given that the following constitution amendment on the name of the Country be enacted:

Section1.This Constitution shall be called the Constitution Amendment on the Name of the Country, 2482 Buddhist Era.

Section2.This Constitution shall enter into operation from the date of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

Section3.The name of this Country shall be known as Prathet Thai,[1] and in the provisions of the Constitution or any other law where the word Sayam[2] is used, the word Thai[3] shall be used instead.

Countersignature
Phibunsongkhram
Prime Minister

  1. ↑ Equivalent to Thailand in English. (Wikisource contributor note)
  2. ↑ Equivalent to Siam in English. (Wikisource contributor note)
  3. ↑ Equivalent to Thailand or Thai in English. (Wikisource contributor note)

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Translation:

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